Don't reinvent the wheel — use the existing template.
reinvent the wheel
idiomTo do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists.
The manager told her team not to reinvent the wheel, since another department had already solved the same problem.
Rather than reinvent the wheel, the researchers built upon decades of established theory, saving years of redundant effort.
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big wheel
A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
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break the wheel
To end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.
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fifth wheel
Anything superfluous or unnecessary.
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hamster wheel
To cycle fruitlessly.
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set one's shoulder to the wheel
Synonym of put one's shoulder to the wheel.
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take the wheel
To assume control of a situation.
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third wheel
An individual or object that serves no useful purpose.
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wheel away
To run around in celebration